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Greensmith ran off the road and rolled his Puma Rally1 car
Photography by M-Sport
Words by Luke Barry
Gus Greensmith has spectacularly crashed out of sixth place on Rally New Zealand, causing the stage to be canceled.
Greensmith had been looking forward to round 11 of this year’s World Rally Championship, calling it a bucket list event for him.
And it started off fantastically as Greensmith took his first ever gravel stage win in the WRC on the famous Whaanga Coast stage.
Lying just one second behind Thierry Neuville who had a technical problem – which has now been confirmed as no third gear – before SS10 Komokoriki, Greensmith had fifth place in his sights but it all went wrong on Saturday morning’s final test.
Nibbling the inside of a fast left-hand corner, Greensmith understeered off line and ran into a stage-side ditch.
That immediately pitched his Ford Puma Rally1 into a series of rolls that looked incredibly dramatic, but both Greensmith and co-driver Jonas Andersson are OK.
It compounds another miserable rally for M-Sport as team-mate Craig Breen slid off the road and down a bank on Friday, retiring due to a damaged clutch.
It only sent two works Pumas to New Zealand with Adrien Fourmaux sitting out his second WRC event in succession.
With the stage being red flagged, it means Kalle Rovanperä now leads the rally by 4.6s seconds over Ott Tänak, with Sébastien Ogier another 1.9s back.
Elfyn Evans is fourth, 30.4s down on the lead, after hitting a bank and spinning on the previous stage.
Evans had made the start of SS10 albeit with a damaged GR Yaris, so will be relieved by the stage cancelation and it prevented him losing further time.
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Subaru Impreza STI Sedan & Hatchback Features
Roll Cage:
Every rally car requires a welded-in safety cage. The roll cages in our cars are built in-house from scratch.
Racing Seats:
Driver and co-driver need to be firmly mounted to the structure of the vehicle. The use of hinged-back seats in rally vehicles is prohibited in rally and most forms of racing.
Racing Harnesses:
Safety first. A minimum of a 5-point harness is required by all American rally sanctioning bodies. The 5 points consist of 2 shoulder harness, 2 lap belts and a single anti-submarine belt (not shown).
Handbrake:
Most rally cars use a hydraulic handbrake. The purpose of the handbrake maneuver is to turn a car around a very tight corner by locking up the rear wheels aiding in the rotation of the car around the corner.
Engine:
Our Subaru STi’s use a 2.5 liter 4-cylinder Turbo-charged Boxer engine.
Drive train:
The Subaru STi is equipped with an advanced all-wheel-drive system with an active center differential.
Gravel Rally Tires:
Being a rally school, we spend most of our time on gravel roads. To maximize the learning experience, we outfit all of our cars with the latest gravel rally tires for maximum traction.
Method Rally Wheels:
It is very important to have a durably strong, yet lightweight rally wheel that can hold up to constant abuse, rocks, rough roads and punctures. At DirtFish, we use and trust Method Race Wheels.
Suspension:
Rally is rarely on a perfectly smooth roads, because of that rally cars require suspension that can take the abuse. We choose to use Reiger rally suspension on our cars.
Brakes:
Rally cars commonly use a 15″ rally wheel. In order for the wheels to fit on our Subaru STi’s, we had to convert them to a Group N brake setup.
Underbody Protection:
Driving at high speeds over variable surfaces can easily damage parts. With the constant spray of gravel that gets thrown at them, skid plates and urethane underbody protection help with the longevity of the underbody of the cars.
Subaru BRZ Features
Roll Cage:
Every rally car requires a welded-in safety cage. The roll cages in our cars are built in-house from scratch.
Racing Seats:
Driver and co-driver need to be firmly mounted to the structure of the vehicle. The use of hinged-back seats in rally vehicles is prohibited in rally and most forms of racing.
Racing Harnesses:
Safety first. A minimum of a 5-point harness is required by all American rally sanctioning bodies. The 5 points consist of 2 shoulder harness, 2 lap belts and a single anti-submarine belt (not shown).
Handbrake:
Most rally cars use a hydraulic handbrake. The purpose of the handbrake maneuver is to turn a car around a very tight corner by locking up the rear wheels to aid the rotation of the car around the corner.
Engine:
The Subary BRZ is powered by a 2.0 liter naturally aspirated Boxer engine.
Drive train:
The Subaru BRZ is rear-wheel-drive and equipped with a limited slip differential.
Gravel Rally Tires:
Being a rally school, we spend most of our time on gravel roads. To maximize the learning experience, we outfit all of our cars with the latest gravel rally tires for maximum traction.
Method Rally Wheels:
It is very important to have a durably strong, yet lightweight rally wheel that can hold up to constant abuse, rocks, rough roads and punctures. At DirtFish, we use and trust Method Race Wheels.
Suspension:
Rally is rarely on a perfectly smooth roads, because of that rally cars require suspension that can take the abuse. We choose to use Reiger rally suspension on our cars.
Brakes:
Rally cars commonly use a 15″ rally wheel. Luckily with the Subaru BRZ’s, the stock brake system is more than adequate for our programs.
Underbody Protection:
Driving at high speeds over variable surfaces can easily damage parts. With the constant spray of gravel that gets thrown at them, skid plates and urethane underbody protection help with the longevity of the underbody of the cars.
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